Topic 2a: What you do—your job Tell me about your job./ What job do you do?
Why did you choose this job?
What do you like about your job?
How long have you been doing this job?
Is there anything you don’t like? Nouns profession
line of business
occupation
line of work
Verbs be involved in
share responsibility for
work within a team
Adjectives hectic
exhausting
taxing
intricate
undemanding
Idioms work flat out (= work very hard)
Sometimes I have to work flat out.
on the go (= very busy)
I'm always on the go.
get to the bottom of(= solve)
I have to get to the bottom of problems
related to...
pull out all the stops(=make a
special effort)
When it's busy I have to pull out all the stops. take charge of(= manage)
I often have to take charge of the whole
department.
pick up the pieces(= take
responsibility)
When there's a problem I have to pick up the pieces.
